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T. PATHS. PLANTING PLOW.

Patented Aug. 18

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UNITED STATES THOMAS PATES,

PATENT. OFFICE.

OF ALTON, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE HAPGOOD PLOW COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

PLANTING-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 324,481, dated August 18, 1885.

Application filed November "I, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS Pawns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alton, in the county of Madison and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Planting-Flows, of which the following is a specification. I

My invention relates to planting-plows provided with a seed-box connected to the plowsaddle or bracket 0. Fig. 3 is a perspective View, enlarged, of the shaft 6, carrying the usual driving pulley, d, and bevel-gear f.

Like letters refer to like parts in all the figures, in which- A represents the planting-plow, which may be provided with the ordinary listingplow, a, bent beam 12, seed-box B, and drill-pipe c, as well known, and shown in the drawings. The seed-box B is seated upon thesiddle or bracket 0, rigidly attached to the beam b, as shown in Fig. 1.

O'represents my improved bracket or saddle,serving to connect the seed-box to the beam and afford a bearing for the shaft 6. I preferably make said bracket 0 of cast or malleable iron, consisting of a U-shaped frame, having a closed end, h, and parellel sides z t, the said sides provided with perforated ears or arms m m, for attachment to the seed-box, and said closed end provided with perforated legs mt, for attachment to the beam, and the said sides it provided with perforations p, for journalbearings for the shaft e, and said sides may be o provided with the protuberance q, perforated to afford additional lengthv of said journal bearings, all castin one piece, as shown in in Fig. 2.

In operation the shaft 6 is provided with 5 and carries the pulley d, for receiving motion,

and the bevel-gear f for imparting motion, as shown in Fig. 3, for operating the seed-dropping mechanism of the seed-box B, as will be understood by the drawings. The said shaft e is seated journaled in the perforations p in the bracket 0, the seed-box attached to the earsm m, and said legs astride of the beam, with the bolt 9 connecting them rigidly to said beam, as will be understood by the drawings.

I am aware that the use of a bracket for securing the seed-box in place is in common use. Such I do not broadly claim.

Having thus set forth my invention,I claim 1. Inaplanting-plow, the bracket 0, hav- 6o ing a U-shaped frame with arms m m for attachment to the seed-box, and legs n n for attachment to the beam, and the sides of said frame provided with perforations p, for journalbearings adapted to support the operating-shaft e, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth. I

2. The cast malleable bracket 0, having Ushaped frame, with a closed end and parallel sides, said sides provided with perfora- 7o tions 12 and the perforated arms mm, said closed end provided with perforated legs a 'n, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

THOMAS PATES. 

